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Tank truck drivers who went on strike last week that resulted in a gas shortage in some areas of Ghana have called off their strike.
This is expected to lead to an increase in Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply in various areas this week.
Parts of Greater Accra, the western and central regions were affected by an acute shortage of liquefied petroleum gas.
The situation stranded consumers who depend on LPG for domestic, commercial and industrial purposes.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations held a decisive meeting with the leadership of the striking drivers over the weekend.
Members of the Gas Tanker Drivers Union laid down their tools on October 29, 2020, causing a nationwide LPG shortage at the various service stations.
In a press release dated Sunday, November 1, 2020, signed by the leadership of the General Transportation Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU), the Ghana National Oil Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU), the Drivers Union of Petroleros de Gas (GTDU) and the Vice Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, Mr. Bright Wireko-Brobby, the drivers announced the resumption of service.
“Following a sit-down strike by members of the Gas Tanker Drivers Union (GTDU) as of October 29, 2020, an emergency meeting was held between the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (MELR) under the directive of the Minister on the one hand and the Ghana Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of GTUC, Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU), Liquefied Petroleum Gas Trading Companies (LPGMC), Ghana LPG Operators Association (GLiPGOA ) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Oil Marketing Companies (OMCLPG) on the other hand, on Sunday, November 1, 2020 to resolve the impasse, “said the press release announcing the suspension of the strike.
“The ministry assures the general public that the drivers have resumed their duties with immediate effect as the government takes measures to resolve the matter with all the urgency it deserves,” he added.
The minister thanked the workers for accepting to return to work and urged all those concerned to remain calm until the matter is conclusively resolved “in the shortest possible time.”
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